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Stats & Records
14
Wins by Knockout
12
First Round Finishes
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 436
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 930
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 3
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
- Pro since 2012
- 12 wins by first round knockout
- 14 wins by KO
- Has won five of his last 10; on five-fight losing streak
- Five wins in 49 seconds or less
- Had 5-2 (3 KOs) pro boxing record
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Tuivasa lost a three round split decision to Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC Fight Night (3/16/24) Tuivasa was submitted by Marcin Tybura via rear-naked choke at 4:08 of the first round
UFC 293 (9/9/23) Tuivasa was submitted by Alexander Volkov via Ezekiel choke at 4:37 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (12/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich at :54 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/3/22) Tuivasa was knocked out by Ciryl Gane at 4:23 of the third round
UFC 271 (2/12/22) Tuivasa knocked out Derrick Lewis at 1:40 of the second round
UFC 269 (12/11/21) Tuivasa knocked out Augusto Sakai at :26 of the second round
UFC 264 (7/10/21) Tuivasa knocked out Greg Hardy at 1:07 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (3/20/21) Tuivasa stopped Harry Hunsucker via strikes at :49 of the first round
UFC 254 (10/24/20) Tuivasa knocked out Stefan Struve at 4:59 of the first round
UFC 243 (10/6/19) Tuivasa was submitted by Serghei Spivac via arm triangle choke at 3:14 of the second round
UFC 238 (6/8/19) Tuivasa lost a three round unanimous decision to Blagoy Ivanov
UFC Fight Night (12/2/18) Tuivasa was stopped by Junior Dos Santos via strikes at 2:30 of the second round
UFC 225 (6/9/18) Tuivasa won a three round unanimous decision over Andrei Arlovski
UFC 221 (2/11/18) Tuivasa stopped Cyril Asker via strikes at 2:18 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/19/17) Tuivasa knocked out Rashad Coulter at 4:35 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was 17 years of age and I had my first fight at 17. I always loved fighting, so I thought I’d start it professionally instead of getting into trouble fighting elsewhere.
Training: Eat, sleep, repeat
What ranks and titles have you held? Think I’m ranked 1 in Aus and NZ outside of UFC and I hold a Gladiators belt as well as the AFC heavyweight belt.
Do you have any heroes? I wouldn’t say heroes, but for sure there are people that inspire me.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means a lot to myself, my family and my area - three big things that mean a lot to me. It is giving me a massive platform to build a good future for me and my own little family.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Hahahahaha, I got kicked out of school for sleeping in class. No good.
What was your job before you started fighting? I’m a social worker. I work with elderly and disabled indigenous people. I don’t really consider it a job, more something I enjoy.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Had one amateur fight then went pro.
Favorite grappling technique: Get up
Favorite Striking technique: Punch face